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CITY EDITION ^ VOL. 541_N0. 50. OMAHA, TUESDAY, AUGUST 12, 1924. • TWO CENTS*‘tSfcSfl MBCiR**1* ^ --[
Lester Found; Coming Home to Mother
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In Search of
Adventure
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He Declares
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Father Leaves at Once From
Galesburg to Bring Him
Home; “Thank Heaven,”
Says Mother.
Missing for Eight Days
By I'nlvfrunl Service.
Chicago, Aug. 11.—Lester
Lapidus is going home to
mother.
Lester—he is only 1,7—took
French leave from the citi
zens’ training camp at Des
Moines, la. Then Harry Lapi
dus, his father, announced
from the Lapidus home in‘
Omaha, that a reward of *5,
000 would be paid for the re
covery of his son. •
The trail was taken up by scores
of sleuths, professional and amateur.
Thetrail led to Galesburg, 111., where
the proprietor of a hotel had told of
hoping talked with the youth only
three hours 1 efore he learned there
was a big reward for his return to
< Munlu.
•Mr. I.ipii’.us went to Galesburg,
|p, 1 p ng to pick up the trail. He was
there today when he was int'nnued
las son was ill i'hicago.
Young Lapidus tame to Chicago
thinking about a lot of tilings. He
thought of getting a Job on a news
pa pel—and when the world looked
dark, suicide crossed his mind. He
wax a hi mesick lad when a Chicago
Limit with whom he had been stay*
in;; tipi Hid off the authorities.
i;ut tonight—just before he started
b ck la me—the world looked bright
er. He had talked with hix mother
In Omaha.
"Come on home,'’ she told him.
‘‘you don’t fnow how happy I ant.”
"Yes, Ini coming home, mother," he
told her.
Grief thanges to Joy.
Grief was changed to joy in the
home of I,ester l.apldus. 2205 South
Thirty-second avenue, late Monday af
ternoon, when a long distance tele
phone call from Chicago brought the
' first news that Lester had been found.
Sam Schaefer, former superinten
dent of the Omaha Jewish charities,
who came here from Denver when he
received word of the youth's disap
pearance, answered the telephone.
"What! ou say Lester is found?"
he exclaimed.
Mrs. Lapidus heard him and ran
from her bedroom.
Friends Come to Rejoice.
"Is he found?" she cried. “Oh.
thank heaven, thank heaven! I will
soon see my boy."
The mother who for nru^’ a week
has searceiy slept, rose to the heights
of happlnes and buoyancy all the rest
of the day while friends caine to re
joice with her.
Henry Monsky also received the in-(
formation from Aleck Bernstein, a
lawyer in Chicago through whom he
has kept in touch with the situation.
By JOF, JACOBS.'
Stuff Correspondent The Omaha Ree.
Galesburg. III., Aug. 11.—Lester
Lapidus, missing Omaha boy, Is be
lieved held in Chicago by a man who
described himself In a longdistance
telephone cull to Harry Lapidus,
father of the hoy. here this after
noon as H. S. Canfield.
Canfield told Lapidus over the long
distance telephone that he had talked
to a hoy answering Lester's descrip
tion on the street in Chicago, that
the hoy had declined to give his name
but that he admitted his home was In
i >maha.
The boy looked travel worn and
hungry, the man said.
We Have
With Us
Today
Otto F. Walter,
Columbia, Neb.
County Attorney;
Mr. Walter is young In years, but
long on experience. Completing hi"
education at the Universities of Ne
hraska and Chicago he returned to his
home In Columbus to practice law,
When the voters of Platt county rie
elded they wanted a democrat for
county attorney they decided Mr. Wal
ter was the only democrat In the
county who could he trusted with th<
dignity of the position, so today Mr
Waiter is on his third term In that or
flee.
Mr. Waller also Is s past exaltd
\f' ruler of the Hike In Columbus sml
past grand knight of the Columbia
lodge of the Knights of Columbus,
Mr. Walter makes frequent visile ti
Omaha and has many friends anil m
gualutances here.
BURNS FATAL TO
PAWNEE WOMAN
Special Dispatch to The Omaha Bee.
Pawnee, Neb., Aug. 11.—Mrs.
George Burg, who was severely burn
ed in a fire that consumed her home
early Saturday morning, died here at
the hospital Sunday morning.
She had rescued her children from
the house and had returned upstairs
for some clothing, but was trapped
there and badly burned before she
could be rescued through a window.
She is survived by her husband and
two sons, Kenneth and Orville.
Tenth Victim of
Colorado Storm
Dies of Injuries
Fern Garrett, 10, Is Latest
Added to Tornado Toll
Record—Two Others
Also May Die.
Flagler, Colo., Aug. 11.—The 10th
victim of the tornado which late yes
terday afternoon destroyed the ranch
home of Henry Kuns, three mtles east
and one mile north of Thurman,
Colo., 33 miles north of here, died
late last night, according to word re
ceived here today. Two others, In
jured at the same time, are in a
serious condition and little hope is
held for their recovery. They may
be removed to Denver for medical
treatment, it Is said. Fern Garrett,
10, was the 10th victim.
The dead, with but one exception,
were all children, four of one family
and a mother and two daughters of
another family, being killed by the
storm.
All of the dead and injured were
members of a colony of Mennonites
of the district and hud gone to the
Kuhns farmhouse for Sunday dinner
following the noonday church service.
According to survivors, the women
were washing the dishes when the
storm descended upon the place. A
total of 17 women and eight men,
together with the children, had gath
ered at the Kuhns home.
The men in the party were in the
i yard when they saw the approaching
storm. They escaped serious injury
by lying on the ground until the
storm passed over.
The house, a one-story of frame
and cement construction, was lifted
from Its foundation and carried by
the storm to a nearby cornfield. Sev
eral outbuildings and barns also were
demolished.
BUTLER ANSWERS
LANDLORD SUIT
Assailing an alleged "landlords'
trust,” IJan It. Butler, a city commls
sioner, answered In district court
Monday the suit of the Drake Hold
ing company against him for $810
rent for his apartment for the year
ending Juno 1, 1921.
Butler recalls that he and other
tenants of the Drake properties band
ed together to tight high rents, and
that in conference with William B.
Drake and other officers agreed to pay
such rental as should be decided on
as equitable after an examination of
the company books. But the company
refused to throw open the hooks,
which, he said, constituted a breach
of contract.
He also asserted that the Drake
holding companies conspired during
the war period to raise rents, "exag
aerating the spirit of unrest and add
ing to the task of winning the war.”
CANDIDATE GORED
TO DEATH BY COW
Vermillion. S. D.. Aug. 11.—A. S.
Anderson, til, democratic candidate
for governor of South Dakota, was
gored to death on his farm near here
early today.
Anderson, who was a "dirt” farmer
candidate, had gone to the pasture
to bring home the cows about 7 this
morning, a usual choVe with the
prominent South Dnkota politician.
When he was an hour overdue, his
hired man on the farm Investigated
lie found Ihe mangled body of his
employer In the pasture.
Married in Council
The following yperaona obtained mm
ring** license# In Council Bluff# yeatrrduy
Fr*ij K haeffer Havelo< k N«b.. .. 4J
Marl# Abaenger, Bethany. Nob.4 4
Melvin Mnaon, Fremont, Nob.21
Goldie Jiryunt. Fremont, Nob .. 1H
Nelson Walter*. Wllksbarre, Pa.1f>
Pearl Hill. Denver, Colo . It
Albert Bryant. Ovlna. Neb . 27
Georgia Hrpyaon. Grand Island. Neb. . 2*
I* H. Pb-herar, H#nc«r. la. 2h
Kdna Fortune. Carroll, la. ........... 2*
John Hlebert, Hr.wella. Neb.• • *•*
limlly Hlea. Howalla. Neb . 2 7
Walter Bovatgre, Tllden, Neb . 21
Edna Harrington. Norfolk. Neb. 1°
,l»rry AVbkatn. Omaha .. ...... 4f*
Knherca West, Council ltluffH ....... 4|
O. Hartley, K.inea# cily. Mo. ...... 2!
Minnie Gump, Kanana City Mo, . M»
Joseph ffafwork Council Bluff# . 27
Mabel Irene orrell. Council Bluffs.1
•Frank B3. Barney. Hewsrd. Neb. . "1
Myra Cook, H'-ward, Neb.. •»
John Bee (*ounr|| Bluffs .. jj
Movie Hall, Counoll Bluff# . "7
Raymond Wolvarton. Dun I pa, la ..... 21
Kerne Benjamin, Dunlap, la ...... Ik
W Walling, f Hen wood la .
Marie Annationg^t Bo# Angela# ....... 37
Slayers to
Learn Fate
Inside W eek
State Launches Attack on
Theories of Defense in
Leopold and Loeb Trial
—Gains Admissions.
Few More Witnesses Yet
Chicago, Aug. 11.—The theories of
the phantasy life and functional dis
order of the endocrine glands built
up by the defense through Its fourth
alienist, Dr. H. S. Hulbert of Chicago,
In Its plea for mitigation of unlshment
of Richard Loeb and Nathan F. Leo
pold, Jr., for kidnaping and slaying
young Robert Franks, was attacked
vigorously by the state today In the
hearing before Judge John R. Caver
iy.
Battering away at the tnase of testi
mony developed by the defense In Its
contention that the youths were In
fluenced by childish phantasies which
continued to sway them as they de
veloped Into manhood, Loeb dream
ing of committing a perfect crime,
and Leopold following because of a
king-slave dream that had persisted
for years, Robert E. Crowe, state's
attorney, gained from Dr. H. S, Hul
bert the admission that It was possi
ble that the youths had been re
hearsed by attorneys and doctors In
terested In building their defense.
Hammering no less relentlessly, the
prosecutor gained the admission that
the effect of the endocrine glands on
forming and fixing mentality Is as yet
a seriously debated question In the
medical profession.
Roth IJed to Him.
The young mental pathologist ad
mitted that hl» conclusion* that both
Loeb and Leopold wer* •‘mentally
sick” were based chiefly on state
ments made to him by Loeb and Leo
pold. and that he knew the two had
lied to him In Rome Instances, mainly
through withholding Information they
were asked to divulge.
He admitted there were gaps In hts
report, which. If filled In with with
held information, might have Influ
enced him to conclusions different
from those he haa recited.
That Leopold favored kidnaping
and attacking a young girl before
killing her, rgther than following
Loeb’s plan of selecting a male child
is their victim, also was brought out
by Mr. Crow-e on cross-examination
Dr. Hulbert said that Leopold had
told him his preference of a girl vie
tlm waa Influenced by a phantasy In
which he had visioned German sol
diers attacking French girl*.
Dr. Hulbert Joined the three alien
ists who had preceded him In the wit
ness box In stating that Leopold,
while Intellectually powerful, was of
an emotional age of below 12 years,
but Crowe got from him the state
ment:
l/copoid Was Posing.
"1/eopold haa more emotion than he
says exists.”
Mr. Crowe had asked the witness
If. when I/eopold was not "posing,”
with his super mentality on guard, he
was not emotional.
“It la possible,” Dr. Hulbert re
plied. when the prosecutor asked him
if Leopold had not been "posing"
throughout the various Jail examina
tions while portraying himself as un
emotional ami the ready subject of
phantasies
Dr. Hulbert added, however, that
I^eopold'a Jail poalng only magnified
hi* deferfs, and that he had teen
readily through the dissembling.
The mental pathologist said that a
physical examination would not Indl
cate a man was mentally sick nor
(bat be harbored criminalistic ten
dencles. Therefore he said he was
tumble to point out on various x ray
plates "one physical defect In either
defendant which accounts for this
crime” ns demanded hy Crowe
In his attack on the functional die
ordera of the endocrine gland* theory,
Crowe asked:
"What Is the function of the pineal
gla nd?
"It regulates the tmlnnce of other
endocrine glands,” answered the doc
tor.
Six Endocrine Glands.
•'Is It tint a fact that medical men
know practically nothing of the fttne.
tlnn of the pineal gland?” asked the
prosecutor.
"Some of them, yes.” replied Dr.
Uulhert.
"Isn't It * fact that there I* some
question that the pineal Is a gland at
all?" asked Mr. Crowe.
“Ye*. In some people'* minds." re
plied the witness.
The endocrine*. Dr. Hulbert enum
crated a* six In number, all ductless
--the thyroid, thymus, pineal, pltul
tnry, ardtnal* and sex gland*, the
last two In pairs.
Dr. Hulbert was being cross exam
Incd ort the report of pathology found
In Leopold when court adjoin tied nn
111 tomorrow. lie had been oil the
witness stand two full rourt day" and
the greater part of a third. It was
Indicated he would be dismissed from
(lie witness box before noon tomor
I | turn lii I'ni^gTsrllf, < i,Ilium Two.)
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Flyers Mav
Hop Off in
Short Time
Several Plans Are Under Con
sideration Which Will
Enable Airmen to Leave
Greenland Soon.
Air Service Gets Word
(Bl'I.USTIN.)
Washington, Aug. 11—The army
air service this afternoon received a
message from the army round-the
world fliers, saying they would get
out of Iceland within a week.
B.v DAMON HI NTON,
tTntverasI Service Staff Correspondent.
Aboard U. R. B. Richmond, off
Reykjavik. Iceland. Aug. 11.—Get
out your old school map of Greenland,
l/ook for a tiny place called Freder
ikadal down toward* the aouthern
end. Tou can more easily locate It
by finding Cape Farewell, which has
been well named if the fate of many
mariners Is to count. *
Frederlksdal, which was named for
King Frederick the Fourth, In the
days when all that region was King
Frederick the Fourth’s land, lies
about 35 miles northwest of Cape
Farewell.
I am Inclined to think you will read
the names of Frederlksdal quite often
In connection with the American
world flight before long. I expect to
hear Rleut. I/iwell Smith, commander
of the world flight, announce within
a few days that the flier* will t*ke
(he chance of Jumping from Reykja
vik to Frederlksdal. a distance of
approximately 900 miles.
Reports from the crulter Raleigh,
which 1* out prospecting for a landing
place In the region of Angmagaallk.
Indicate Dow that there la amall
chance of that point being uaed as
a base for the filers.
The Raleigh has encountered a long
hall of Ice 90 miles off of Angmagso
Ilk, and two Icebergs.
Ire Damages Cruiser.
The floating Ice hummock damage 1
the atorhonrd propeller of the cruiser.
Captain Watts of the Raleigh sayi it
1* doubtful If Angmagsallk can be
made use of by the planes. The
weather along the entire east coast
of Greenland Is preventing the Ra
lelgh from making any headway, as
being entirely surrounded by lee and
fog, she fears to move.
• Captain Watts does not even be
lieve that Angmagaallk could even be
used as a base to be established by
plane* from the Raleigh and the Rlrh
mond. as planned by Admiral Magru
der. It had been planned. If a suit
able base could be found, to carry the
supplies to It with planes from the
American cruisers.
If this plan doe* have to be nban
Idoned then there are two courses of
action left:
1. To make the attempt to fly to
a base on the west const of Green
land direct, or:
2. To refuel at aea. probably off
Oni*c Farewell,
It I* considered probable that the
better chance Is to fly direct to Fred
erlkadal. The distance Is greater than
Is felt to be completely safe, and the
weather Is likely to be foggy end un
eertaln.
Depends I'pon Weather.
The second plan would b# practical
In fair weather, but It Is extremely
difficult for th# plane* when fully
laden with fuel to hop off from the
surface of the ocean If there 1* any
sea or swpII.
The next leg will not be attempted
until all courses of action are iully
considered from every point of view
and the best possible decision under
ill circumstances reached.
In the opinion of Admiral Maqruder
the flight will be siicceasfully com
pleted barring possible accident to
ihe plane* or unforaean and unavoid
able adverse weather. The fact that
the weother nmy change sudden'/ ef
ter the flight Is started Is one factor
which may possibly cause failure. Hut
by watching the weather map care
fully ami using the best of Judgment
the chance* are that the army world
filer* will sneered In reaching T,nl>
rador. Thereafter the leg* wl'l b*
-horter and eornpni ntlvely easy.
In the meantime the new problem
of getting supplies of coni to the Ger
tmde Rank, the Danish supply ship,
which ha* been struggling to reach
Angmngsullk hut got caught In the
he for many day*. Is becoming seri
ous. The Rusk may eventually get
Into Anginagsallk but la no longer he
Ing counted op.
Copyright. I1
Scratch Proves Fatal.
B**.trlc#, N»b., An* 11.—Fr*d Kol
l*r. old r*»ld*nt, dl#d at hi* horm*
iftrr * brl*f lllnf** of hlood pot mm
nnisrd from n nrratch buck of hi*
• «r. I In wis t»0 year* of ngp and n«*v
cT •tnnrt*l**d Mo I* survived by two
broth**!* and two m»*t*»r* who rewldc
nt <*rnb Orchard.
New Market Iluys Eire Truck.
New Market, In , Aug 11. This
rlty ha* purchcased a motor driven
rim truck
“MIDNIGHT BRIDE”
LOSES CIVIL SUIT
Judgment by default for 5150 and
costs was entered by Judge R. W.
Patrick In civil branch of municipal
court Monday morning in favor of
Jessie Fox, modiste, against Jerome
and Irene Magee.
The action brought by Mrs. Fox
was to obtain j>ayment for two party
dresses made for Irene Magee, “mid
night bride" of Jerome Magee, who
was well known among Omaha club
men at the time of his recent roman
tic marriage. The Magees live at
301 St. Regis apartments.
Record Yield of
Wheat Bringing
Business Revival
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Fields of Cheyenne County
“Joy to Behold”—Averag
ing 30 Bushels to
Acre.
By WIIA M. M.U'PIN.
Staff Correepondent of The Omaha Bee.
Sidney, Neb., Aug. 11.—Today I
drove nearly 100 miles through Chey
enne county over splendid roads and
along wheat and corn fields that were
a toy to behold. A year ago Chey
enne county’# wheat crop was a fail
ure but a magnificent corn crop paved
the situation. Thla year the county
is harvesting one of the largest and
best wheat cropa in its history, and
In addition a tremendous acreage of
corn Is promising a record yield.
The wheat 1s pouring Into Sidney
and other railroad points and the
resultant inflow of money Is causing!
a revival of business, but better than j
ail. It is bringing new pep and confl- |
denee.
However the experience of the last
four or live year* will not soon be
forgotten.
Th* big wheat section of western
Nebraska Is not going to get wholly
out of debt by reason of one big crop,
but long owing accounts are being
settled up. business Is improving ev
ery day and people of this section are
facing the future with greater confi
dence.
It is not going to be a fertile field
for blue sky operators. Merchants
are not laying In Immense stocks in
anticipation of a tremendous revival
of business. There Is no sign of a
tremendous boom in land values. Rut
there Is a growing demand for land
at prices that will enable the buyer
to make money by careful farming.
In Cheyenne county, aa In every
other county, there are two kind# of
farmers—those who trust wholly In
God and those who do their level
best and trust to God for what they
cannot do themselves. The latter
class has profited In spite of the lean
years. Ths first class couldn't profit
under the best of circumstances.
Wheat in Cheyenne and Kimball
counties will average pretty close to
30 bushels per acre. There have been
some record yields reported. One 15
acre field averaged a fraction more
than 61 bushels. John Trelnen ha*
600 acres that will yield him better
than 1.600 bushel*. A 500-acre farm
operated by l.ucaa Will has already
threshed 17.000.
The big yields are from farms oper
ated by men who farm scientifically.
On the Dalton table north of Sidney
the corn prospects are above normal
and the wheat harvest t* exception
ally good. Much of the wheat Is har
veeted by combine and an Immense
acreage is yet to be cut.
BLOOD POISONING
CURE DYES FACE
By fnt#rtirttlntuiJ
Pan Francisco. August 11—If you
-eo a person walking down the street
with a black, tan. purple or some
other unusual f trial color, hr len t
trying to break Into the movies, ac-,
cording to Dr. C. C. Rerwick.
It's a plain dye now beginning to
he used generally by physicians as a
cure fttr blood poisoning, fter which,
until a few months ago, the medical
profession hail no definite cure.
Coal tar dyes form the basis of the
treatment, which cams to the Pa
cific t'oast following successful ex
pet Imrnls at Johns Hopkins univer
sity, Baltimore, Md
The dyes are injected into the
blood, kilting the germs and coloring
the patient's features at tile same
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Arctic Fxplorer Safe.
Hjr Assm-lnletl rtist,
Nome, AJaska, Aug II.—KnudRns
tmissen. lender of Danish expedition
studying Eskimo*, ha* arrived at K«t
lelme, 130 mile* north >>f here, a tele
gram here today Indicated No word
ha* been received from hint in 15
month* Anxiety concerning him had
been felt for six month*.
I low.ml Seeks Recount.
Ttilna. Okl . Aug. II Congress
umn K R Howard apparently de
fpnted for the demooratlc senatorial
nomination by former Governor J. C
Walton In last Tuesday * primary,
announced today that he would Itn
mediately file a t»etltion fur a recount
with til* state supreme court
Montana Senator Gives Half His
Address to Explanations:
“Danins With Faint Praise”-Charge
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Thousands Crowd Into Clarks
hurg to Hear I % is Reply
to Formal Notification
of Montana Man.
Rain Mars Ceremony
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The complete text of John W.
Do via’ address will be found on
I'age 2.
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Bj Anurlitel Fre*e.
Clarksburg, W. Va., Aug. 11.—Here
in his native hills, John W. Davis
tonight launched his fight as the dem
ocratic candidate for president of the
United States, a fight which he told
the leaders of his party, when they
met in a reorganization session,
would be on# waged "without kid
gloves."
Before thousands of his fellow
townsmen and countrymen, gathered
In Goff Plaza, the candidate defined
what he regarded as the chief Issues
In the campaign.
The ceremonies marked the real be
ginning of the battle for the presi
dency. Davie being the first of the
candidates to receive formal notifies^
tlon of his nomination. The mes
sage was delivered to him by Senator
Thomas J. Walsh of Montana, per
manent rhalrman of the national con
vention.
The delivery of his acceptance ad
dress marked the culmination of a
day of Intense activity for the candi
date. For several hours ha received
Incoming delegations who visited hla
old homestead In Dee avenue: attend
ed a meeting of the democratic na
tional committee: was the honor guest
at a dinner tendered that committee
and the notification at the Waldo ho
tel and later reviewed a parade.
Thousands Gather.
Leaving hla home before noon.
Davis first went to the Elks club for
the purpose of presenting to the na
tlonal committee the name of Clem
D. Shaver of Fairmont, as Its chair
men. From the club he proceeded to
the hotel nearby where he promised
members of the democratic national
committee that he would go out on
the firing line to remain until elec
tion day, "to tell the truth and to
stand on that.”
Throughout the day Clarksburg
was a milling mass of humanity. To
the thousands who had been gather
ing here since th# candidate's home
coming on Saturday were added many
other thousands, brought in from far
and near by special trains and auto
mobiles.
Each organized delegation was met
by a hand and many brought their
own musician* to lead them In their
marches to the Davis home and about
the city. Meantime the highways en
tering the city were filled with al
most unbroken line* of motor ears
whose progress from the state bor
ders to the designated parking places
In the city wa* guided by state and
city police.
A1I Traffic Stopped.
Except for street car* and officially
designated automobiles all regular
traffic In the town had been etopped.
With the population tripled almost
over night. Clarksburg hotel* and
restaurant* were taxed far beyond
their capacity, hut acoree of tempo
rary stand* lining th* etreeta fur
nished food for thousand*.
A heavy rain soaked the crowd Im
mediately after Davis began to apeak.
The many thousand* who filled the
plaza refused to let this dampen their
enthusiasm.
Before Davis was half through his
address the rain was fslllng In tor
rents A f»w hundred of ths crowd
found temporary shelter under new*
paper* and long sheet* of cardboard
on the press tables, hut thousands
and thousands were lea* fortunate.
The rain also interfered with the
firework* display which had been
lighted on the nearby hill*
The rain finally beat In upon the
nominee as lie stood on the speaker*'
platform. He did not halt hla
speech, however. Someone on the
platform raised an umbrella and held
it over hla head for his protection.
McMullen in Lincoln.
H|>e*-i*l lUspateh to The Omaha bee
Lincoln. Aug It \dani McMullen,
republican candidate for governor,
passed through Lincoln today en
route to lloldrege. win re he la to
speak at the rural mall carriers' pic
nic. J. J. Tliomaa of Seward, demo
cratlo candidate for United State*
senator, was another Lincoln visitor
during the day.
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II heat Receipts for
Dny Total 432 Cars
| Wheat receipt* at th* t>m»hn
I Monday wrre 432 cara and corn
receipt* 73 car*, compared to 49
car* of wheat and 107 car* of corn
on the correaponding day a year
ago.
No. 2 hard wheat Hold at frorn
$1.16 1 21*1 19 1-2 and No, 2 ye!
I low corn at $1.07, compared to
| 99 cent*, the price paid for the
I aaine at ode of wheat a year ago.
and 7l»tf79 1 2c, paid for mm on
th* correaponding day In 1923.
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J. W. Davis Ogles
Labor Votes
in Speech
Davis’ speech was of more than
usual Interest for the reason that It
was the first definite expression from
the democratic candidate for presi
dent. Davis made no campaign for
the nomination and until the final
vote In the New York convention, was
constantly behind the scenes The
speech of acceptance, therefore, for
the first time brings the candidate
and his principles definitely Into the
limelight.
As revealed In hie speech, the defi
nite things for which Davia stands
are as follows:
1. Favors importation of “goods”
from debtor nations so that by the
sale of these "goods” they can pay
their war debts to the United States.
2. Favors Importation of forejgm
"goods” as an aid to th# American
merchant marine, thus supplying It
“the cargoes necessary for Its exist
ence."
S. Favor# labor organizations and
the right of labor to ’’collective bar
gaining.”
4. Opposes Injunctions against la
bor.
2. Favora “free recognition” of th#,
rights of labor "to share In all de»
clsinns that affect their welfare" in
both democracy In government and
democracy In Industry.
6 Favors full us# of government
powers In aiding farmers.
7. Favors reasonable "rates” to
farmers for railroad transportation, j
8 Favors strict enforcement of the
18th amendment and the Volstead
law.
9. Favor* entrance Into the world
court.
10. Favors Joining the league of
nations "as soon as the American
people are ready.”
11. Opposes racial and religious
persecution and while not directly
naming the Ku Klux Klan, opposes
Its activities.
12 Pledges himself. If elected, not
to make religious faith or racial or
igin qualifications for any office.
II. Favor# practice of economy In
government and support of th# na
tional budget.
Most of these declarations are what
was expected of the candidate, due
to his previous associations. Particu
larly Is this true of hi# support of
the league of nations.
There Is one startling pledge In hi#
program, however, namely his decla
ration of principles with respect to
labor. This Is regarded *t a direct
appeal to the Ia Follette supporters
He declares himself not only In favor
of labor organizations and ths right
to collective bargaining, but he ex
presses the attltudeo f the demo
cratic party toward labor to be “a
sincere desire to make labor a part
of the grand council of the nation.”
He declares for th# right of labor
rot only to take part fully In an mat
ters of government, but he demands
# full recognition of th# right* of la
bor In th# "democracy of industry."
Those who heard ths speech declare
that In this pledge Davis goes beyond
the democratic party pledges In the
matter of labor and Its rlghta. Davia
has thus definitely modified the demo
cratic platform, which make# no men
tion of *uch pledges. Ths candidate
thus serve# notice on Da Follette
that he will contest with him for ths
support of labor durln the cam
paign.
AVOCA FAIR TO
BE REPEATED
Spools I ni.iu.tch to The 0<asha Bso.
Alantlc. Ia., Aug. 11.—Declaring
last week's attempt to hold the annual
Fotawattamt# county fair at Avoca a
failure, due to Incessant rains, fair
aaaoclatlon officials have decided to
hold another fair the second week in
September.
A storm last Thursday practically
sounded the death knell for the fair.
T,oaa wa* eatlmated at 14.000. accord
ing to officials.
The terrific atomi that struck the
grounds did npt damage livestock or
other exhibits but uprooted trees In
undated the grounds and wrecked
concession stands The race track
was saturated, causing the cancelling
of the race program.
Quake at Tokio.
Tokio, Aug. 11 —A light earthquake
shock was felt here early today.
Heavv tremors were reported from
th# Hojo-Tateyama district of Awa
province. There were no casualties
and the damage was slight.
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Candidate Told His Connec
tion With Gigantic Busi
ness Interests” No Bar to
His Being President.
“Acted as Lawyer Only”
Clarksburg, W. Va., Aug.
11.—Much surprise was ex
pressed here today that Sena
tor Walsh of Montana, in no
tifying John W. Davis of his
nomination, should devote
approximately half of his ad
dress to a defense of the
democratic candidate. It was
expected that during the
campaign considerable time
would have to be employed
by the democrats in defend
ing Davis. Particularly this
was expected in the necessity
of answering attacks of Wil
liam J. Bryan and other dele
gates to the democratic na
tional convention and in re
plying to the criticisms which
continue to |?e made in the
Hearst newspapers and by
the supporters of La Follette.
It was not anticipated, how
ever, that the address of no
tification which is naturally
an address of welcome to
party leadership would be
devoted to a defense of the
man to whom the welcome
was extended.
Expression* of Anger.
At first there were expression* of
mild surprise at the Montana sen
ator'* remark*. These turned to sup
pressed anger as his arguments con
tinued.
At it* conclusion there were those
who openly said: "Walsh has damned
Davis with faint praise.”
In the thoughts of those supporter?
of Davis who objected to what Sen
ator Walsh said about him. there is
no idea of attempting to rectify the
mistake. They feel that, bad as the
situation is, to attempt to reply to
Walsh would but make matters worse.
Everywhere In Clarksburg tonight
one finds expression* of gritirism of
Walsh, angry criticism.
It is felt the Montana senator over
shot his bolt and that he has loaded
down the candidate with a praise #o
faint and damning that he will not
be able to overcome it- Worst of all
the words of Walsh have been placed
irrevocably in the record. Printed
copies of the speech were eant to
newspaper* throughout the country
and the radio broadcast it to hundred*
of thousands of homos, whirs ft is
felt it will lay Ilk* a wet fog through
out tha campaign.
Says Devi* a I HisraL
In opening hi* defen** of tttt can
didate. Walsh said>
"Such misgiving* as have beea fait,
such doubts as have beea ventured
touching vour nomination, boar no
relation to anything don* or to any
thing left under* In your aettv* and
(Tar* I* Peg* Twelve, Onion One.)
aood Morning, George!
By Cinnamon Toast,
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Good morning, George!
Good morning, Mr Taaatl
Hop* It will be a nloe day today
George.
Tee, elr. and that remind* me I for
got to tell you about something. Lag*
Saturday night my pal nays to me.
hew would you like to ro out and
sl-oot mo a game of pasture rhtnny
ard tt going to be Sunday morning
I aays keno. We got up at 4 bell*
and cooked us some eggs snd oofTte
and Jumped Into the hesitater the
richest feller In Mich, made for u*
and loped right over to Elmwood with
the engine mlasln! It wa* still sorts
-lark and we saw a lot of lanterns
wnlven' around the links. After we
got our shinny sticks out of Prof
Shearman's lockup, we yanked off out
coals and rolled up our sleeve* and
went over to the first take off.
There was half a doaen runway*
full of golf pellets and a feller was
tabbing 'em on a adding machine so
he could "phone his wife would he be
home for supper or not. By that
time It was 5 a. nv and the starter
told us to pick out a soft spot and
think up some pleasant dreams amt
he would Have the call boy wake us
up. At 7 SO we was told to stretch,
holler fore and show off After which
some guy handed us a couple of um
brella* and said we letter wear 'em
as they made a softer landing field
for golf ball* than our domes.
My pal's only got one eve and when
s -i- sharp shooter tried to ft* it so
the other one would keep it company
he cot sore and say* let* go home
snd 1 mode It unanimous The lan
b-rns ' oh ti; o , 1 ■ d* , -t r”W
for two bits extra, ft being pretty
siat'k when !h»v start out
Going to the btg golf match todai?
| O K , cat at one. Mr
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